Friday, August 13, 2010

Fettucine with Corn Pesto - serves 4 with extra pesto

I decided to go out on a whim and create a pesto that is different from the norm. Pesto can be made with a variety of ingredients that don't include basil and pine nuts. I've mentioned this before on previous blogs however who would have thought of corn? Corn season is on the verge of being over and believe me when I tell you, you can't get anything better than sweet summer corn. It's so good here in Texas during the summer months that you don't have to put a thing on it, it's so sweet.
I mentioned to my husband that I was going to venture and try this out and he looked at me like I had flown the coup. Worse case scenario, I would have lost about $8 had the meal gone south so he had nothing to lose, nor did I.
When I prepared the pesto and made my way upstairs with a spoonful of the golden goodness, he closed his eyes expecting, to what I assume, to spitting it out. After taking his sample, his eyes popped open in amazement and admitted it was the most wonderful thing he had ever eaten. He then proceeded to sneak behind my back as I was outside clipping basil to eat right out of the food processor to eat more.
So, before you doubt the wonder of this delightful dish, go spend your $8 and see for yourself.